Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-10

oattar of course, If one of these men, Rev. MT. Hume, for instance, wishes on occasion to preach gospel moonshine, he should be allowed to do so as freely as he may elect, for the reason that meonshine can neither briphten nor detract from sunshine. One on reading these lucid papers can but feel like saving: Mirabile dictu.
 The same mail bringing to us Drs. Porter and Harris brings us also general confer ence of the State of Connecticut petition to our General Assembly to enact that not any liouor sold by license shall be drank in the house where sold, particularly in saloons. This petition is accompanied with request that voters and non-voters of the town ap- proving of it sign it. But persons here tax ipo stock in true temperance and believing in total abstinence have little care as to where liquor buyers drink their liquor.
 A NEW FIFTY HORSE POWER BoHER-CHURCH AND SOCIAL MATTERs-PERsoNAL.
 MILFORD, Feb 9.-Mrs. Maria Treat, of woodmont, was taken to the Middletown Insane asylum last week by Dr. Heady for treatment.
 , The W. c. T. U. held their usual meeting | on Thursday afternoon at their rooms. The Loyal legion will meet at the same place at o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Bristol have recov- cred from the effects of the runaway accident | which occurred about two weeks ago sum | ciently to be out again.
 l Mrs. George Law, of New Haven, has been | in town during the past week visiting her 1 friends.
 | Baldwin & Lampkins shoe factory has | shut down work for week or ten days | while new fifty ho1se power boiler IS being put in. The Young Peoples association of the | First church are holding special prayer meetings on Wednesday evenings. Miss Carrie Smith, of Woodmont, teacher | of the auxiliary school, has been obliged te relinquish her duties for time on account l of i'll health, and is trying a change of Gil l mate. Miss Fannie Beach is supplying he1 1 place in the school.
 l The young people of St. Peters chufcf ! will give an entertainment at the rectory | Wednesday evening, February 18th. An ad | mission fee of ten cents will be asked. The schooner which was disabled has beer | inspected by government officials and per l mission granted for it to be repaired and fit ! ted up again for use
 | William L. Merwin, of Woodmont, has ac | cepted a position with the New Have1 l Blackboard company.
 The singing evangelists will continue tt | assist at the meetings in the Methodis church during this week and next Sunday. ! There will be a special meeting of thu l members of Plymouth church next Sunda. ! mOrnIuR AlIeE Iu0 Soif1SO bO 0AOSo l new deacon.
 MT. and Mrs. George Cornwall and Georg
 Cornwall, jr., have returned east again afte l several years spent in Colorado, and thel | friends in this place were pleased to mee
 them here again, after their long absence last week when they made 8 short visit. l An event which calls together large mum | Der of our pleasure loving people is the an nual ball of Arctic engine company No. 1
 The ninth occasion of their coming togethe
 occurred last Wednesday evening and proved in every respect that the company are no
 content with their former efforts, but ar
 capable of making each year decided i'm provement upon what has been given befor
 both as to decorations and general arrange
 ments Dr. W. H. Andrews, the foreman
 and under whose management this organiza
 credit for his efficiency on this special occa
 sion, as did ths committee who assisted
 Guests were present from Ansonia, Birmine
 ham, Derby, Norwalk, Middletown and Ne'
 Haven .Leininger's orchestra, of Birmine ham, furnished the music and w. W. Shit